No. 5,509 in French
bongo
"Bongo" in French refers to a type of small drum or an antelope species.
In a sentence
Le joueur de bongo s'est assis et a commencé à jouer.
The bongo player sat down and started playing.
Here, 'bongo' refers to a type of drum, specifically the musical instrument known as bongos.
Le bongo est un animal magnifique que l'on peut trouver en Afrique.
The bongo is a magnificent animal that can be found in Africa.
In this case, 'bongo' is used to describe the bongo antelope, a species of large forest antelope native to Africa.
Nous avons entendu un rythme de bongo animé pendant la fête.
We heard a lively bongo rhythm during the party.
Here, 'bongo' refers to the characteristic sound or rhythm produced by the bongo drums.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “bongo” in actual French podcasts.
Find “bongo” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into français, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
French books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).